Staff Process Controls Engineer

About this opportunity:

Cenovus Energy is seeking a new Staff Process Controls Engineer for the Lima Refinery with a strong attention to detail, ability to learn, and the flexibility to adjust to changes based on plant priorities.

This role will manage the Alarm Management Project utilizing PSI Alarm Management database software within the Hexagon PAS PlantState Integrity Platform Alarm Management Software. The position will also carry out advanced alarm management (like dynamic and predictive alarming), alarm suppression (manual shelving, design suppression, and out-of-service), simple on/off delays to reducing nuisance alarms, and improving operator effectiveness. The Staff Process Controls Engineer will be responsible for the development, ownership, and maintenance of APC applications and will provide new/maintain existing DCS control scheme designs, control configurations, alarm configurations & operator graphics that meet refinery guidelines.

What you'll do:

• Provide APC, modeling, and on-line optimization at the refinery. Provide direction for the refinery’s APC program, identifying optimization opportunities, creating best practices, and setting priorities. Work with other groups in the refinery as well as within the company to accomplish optimization goals. Responsibilities include development, ownership and maintenance of APC applications​

• Manage the Alarm Management Project utilizing PSI Alarm Management database software within the Hexagon PAS PlantState Integrity Platform Alarm Management Software. Carry out advanced alarm management (like dynamic and predictive alarming), and alarm suppression (manual shelving, design suppression, and out-of-service) and simple on/off delays to reducing nuisance alarms and improving operator effectiveness

• Network with Cenovus central Downstream Technical Services teams, other Cenovus refinery and manufacturing sites and industry groups/networks to capture best practices. Network with Cenovus Downstream Process Controls teams to increase the utilization of DMC and other Advanced Process Control applications across the company

• Provide new and maintain existing DCS control scheme designs, control configurations, alarm configurations and operator graphics that meet refinery guidelines and provide improved reliability/safety for ongoing plant operations

• Participate in Design Review, P&ID’s Review, Engineering Milestone Review, MOC, Investigation, Hazard & Operability (HAZOP) Study, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) processes

• Provide Project Engineering support in accordance with sites standards and practices and provide ease of maintenance and increased reliability to the refinery

• Develop control schemes in accordance with site standards that allow for ease of use for operations and maintainability and reliably for the Area Business Team Process Controls Engineers

• Specify and procure DCS Hardware in accordance with site standard hardware

• Manage and adhere to Engineering Practices (EP’s) in accordance with industry standards

Who you are:

• Legally authorized to work in the US

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or closely related discipline required

• 12+ years refinery or closely related experience required

• Experience in multiple process units and a broad working knowledge of Honeywell control systems and AspenTech DMC and Inferrentials

• Familiarization with Alarm Management within the Hexagon PAS PlantState Integrity Platform Alarm Management Software considered an asset

• Familiarization with PPCL C Visual Explorer (CVE) analysis considered an asset

• Proficiency in codes and standards related to refinery process controls such as: ISA 18.2 (Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries), EEMUA Publication 191 (Alarm Systems. A guide to design, management, and procurement), ISA 101.01 (Human Machine Interfaces for Process Automation Systems), ISA 106.00.01 (Procedural Automation for Continuous Process Operations), IEC 63303 (Human machine interfaces for process automation systems)

• Experience directly applicable to the position: Knowledge and proficiency in Honeywell HPM and Experion C-300/SCADA configuration. Also experience with Experion HMI graphic design and configuration. Lin & Associates ALTIUS Graphics experience considered an asset

We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT January 19, 2026.

Cenovus was ranked one of Canada’s Best Employers in 2025. We’re committed to being an employer of choice in our industry by offering a competitive total rewards package and employee programs and rewarding career development opportunities. Learn more.

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Who we are:

Cenovus is an integrated energy company headquartered in Calgary. We’re committed to maximizing value by developing our assets in a safe, responsible and cost-efficient manner.

We operate in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. Our downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States. We are currently the largest refiner in Ohio and transport products from our refineries in Lima and Toledo, Ohio and Superior, Wisconsin via pipelines, rail cars and trucks to customers throughout the United States.

Other operations include oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia.

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The Cenovus experience

Total rewards

We’re committed to being an employer of choice through competitive compensation and our comprehensive total rewards package, including:

• Generous paid vacation

• Annual bonus

• Retirement savings plan matching

• Long-term incentives

• Medical & dental coverage

• Life insurance

• Disability benefits

• Employee assistance program

• Virtual healthcare coverage

• Generous leave of absence programs

• Fitness membership reimbursement

Our development philosophy

We foster a culture of continuous learning and development to support employees as they build meaningful careers. We offer a variety of employee development initiatives, including:

• Internal course offerings

• Education assistance for additional development

• Opportunities to work on special projects

• Leadership development programs for emerging and established leaders

We actively promote internal job movement, recognizing the value of gaining new perspectives, building connections across teams, and applying expertise in new ways. As a fully integrated energy company, we believe that sharing knowledge across our business and operations creates stronger outcomes—for employees and for the company as a whole.

Our culture

• Our purpose: We energize the world to make people’s lives better.

• Our values:

  • Protect what matters

  • Do it right

  • Make it better

  • Do it together

• Cenovus Cares: We believe in the power of purpose-driven work. Our Employee Giving and Volunteering Program, Cenovus Cares, connects our people to our purpose, inspiring action and elevating impact year-round.

  • Support causes you care about with volunteer opportunities in and outside of work.

  • Earn donation grants while volunteering (up to $1,000 per event).

  • Receive donation matching up to $25,000 annually.

• Staff resource groups: We have various staff resource groups to help ensure our people feel a sense of belonging and can grow and do their best work. These voluntary groups are employee-led and all groups are open to all staff in all locations.

Equal opportunity employer

We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions.

To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement.

For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com.

The requirements of this posting may be modified to support business needs. Title and compensation administration will be based on the skills and capabilities of the successful incumbent.

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